Atholl Baptist Centre SCIORegistered

4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 To advance Christian education and training and wider educational opportunities for residents of Scotland and beyond through the provision of Conference Centre and residential facilities. 4.2 To promote equality and inclusivity, particularly for those with complex needs such as physical and psychological disabilities. 4.3 To provide facilities that can meet the diverse range of needs of individuals or groups from all parts of society who wish to come to a Centre with a Christian ethos. 4.4 To advance community development and civic responsibility through encouraging social interaction, providing Internet access to those who need to access social care and enabling public engagement with local politicians. 4.5 To participate in the promotion of religious and racial harmony. 4.6 To relieve poverty in the local community through running the local Foodbank, the Food Share scheme and other local initiatives such as our Community Garden. 4.7 To provide an emergency shelter for the local community in the event of a disaster. 4.8 To engage in activities fulfilling the Centre’s ethos “to show respect, consideration, and hospitality to all who work in the Centre and to all who visit, wherever they come from. It welcomes all as human beings loved by God, and it seeks to share His acceptance and care with everyone who comes through its doors.”